Some Of The Best Starbound Mods

Starbound is massive. Here are some mods to help you make it massive-er.

Despite the fact that it "launched" only a couple weeks ago, Starbound has been in various states of Early Access for years. The quadrillion-planet-strong side-scrolling space sandbox has a mod community nearly as vast as its universe. Here are a few (but hardly all) of the best.

Vehicles

Starbound is, first and foremost, a game about exploration. Often, that means hoofing it from place-to-place as mites of sleep begin to cloud your vision. The Explorerpod is a vehicle that makes the whole process quicker and more convenient.

This mod gives you a bunch of big ol' mechs to clomp around in. Some are light, humble things that only have guns the size of several adult humans. Others have shoulder-mounted cannons the size of buses. Fun!

Overhauls

The mother of all Starbound mods. Here's its description: "FrackinUniverse combines new biomes, a hugely increased crafting system, science, monsters, tiles and hundreds of other assets to the game. It's 3 years in now, and quite encompassing." If you want to change everything, this is the mod for you. Be wary, though: if you install the mod, it will permanently change your universe, and uninstalling the mod will probably wreck it.

This mod expands the game's crew system, turning it into a series of meaningful choices rather than a half-baked sideshow. Each class gets unique stats and abilities with an eye toward balance. This is an especially good mod to snap up if you're playing solo.

I'll level with you: doing anything other than playing Overwatch is a pretty tall order for me these days. This mod lets you craft items, outfits, and weapons from Overwatch. You can basically be Genji, Soldier 76, Tracer, et al. If you're an Overwatch addict, this one's basically mandatory.

Comments

I'd also recommend Food Stack (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=729427436) if you're playing on anything but casual. Allows food with the same value of rot timer to stack, and a machine to stack foods with different rot timer values into one (with the lowest value). Very handy.

Also, Memento Mori (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=732992186) is also pretty cool for survival. It guides the user back to the location of their last death. So you can collect all your items.